What: Pamir Airways Antonov AN-24 en route from Kundus to Kabul Afghanistan
Where: Kabul on May 17th 2010
When: May 17th 2010
Who: 38 passengers and 6 crew
Why: Lost connection with ATC 40 minutes from the airport. The wreckage, found at Salang Pass, displayed no sign of life.
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FAA official Lost during Proficiency Check in Jackson MS
What: Robinson R44 practicing aerial maneuvers operating out of Hawkins Field Airport
Where: duplex-style house about half a mile east of Hawkins Field airport in Jackson, MississippI
When: Tues September 1, 2009 at 1932
Who: Two FAA officials, pilot Charles Farmer and pilot Larry Wells of Crystal Springs
Why: While in the course of a standard pilot proficiency check, it appeared the helicopter was experiencing engine trouble and trying to land, when the helicopter fell from the sky, clipped a tree and crashed into the unoccupied half a duplex house in Jackson Mississippi. The two victims both of whom worked for the FAA were taken to the Mississippi Medical Center, where Charles Farmer died. Larry Wells sustained serious injuries.
The 2007 R-44 Rotorcraft belonged to WEBB GROUP FLP of Jackson Ms.
Two Injured after Small Plane Crashed in Robertson County
A Cessna 210 crashed near the intersection of Jack Rabbit Lane and OSR East in Robertson County, Tennessee, on February 16.
The plane was en-route from Arlington to College Station, Texas, when it lost engine power and went down on the Circle X Ranch.
There were three people aboard at the time; two of them, including James Guinn, 54, and his wife Kay, sustained non life-threatening injuries while the third passenger, identified as Melinda Guinn, 76, of Arlington, remained uninjured.
The FAA is investigating.
Cessna Accident in Santa Monica
A hangar collapsed in flames after a twin-engine Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2 owned by Creative Real Estate Exchange veered into it while landing at Santa Monica Municipal Airport.
The Cessna had flown from Hailey, Idaho and landed in Santa Monica at 6:20 pm.
Witnesses said it looked like a normal landing till it veered off course. The burning plane made three explosions. The number of people aboard the plane has not been released, but it is reported as “unsurvivable.”
Small Plane Crashes at Greene County Airport
A small plane veered off the runway and crashed at the Greene County – Lewis A. Jackson Regional Airport in Ohio, shortly after 6 p.m. on October 19.
The incident happened when the pilot of the 1976 Cessna 172 Skyhawk aircraft was performing touch-and-go during a training exercise.
The plane belongs to MacAir Aviation. Company’s spokesperson Ross McNutt said, “He [pilot] for some reason veered off of the runway and caught a light (wind) and caught a hill with the prop(eller), which spun the aircraft.”
He also confirmed that the pilot escaped with only minor bumps at chin and neck.
The FAA is investigating.
Kit Plane Fatality in Pennsylvania
What: small one seat experimental aircraft built and owned by Neal O. Bond
Where: behind a home near the Pegasus Air Park on McIlhenny Road in Chestnuthill Township, Monroe County, about 40 miles north of Allentown PA
When: August 30, 2009
Who: the pilot
Why: A witness says that the plane was coming down with an unusual attitude, and part of the tail came off. A second or two later a wing came off. The plane crashed behind the airport; the pilot had been ejected from the craft, a homebuilt one seat vehicle.
The plane’s owner is treasurer of a radio-controlled vehicle club
Private Jet with 9 Onboard Crash-Lands at Marco Island Executive Airport
A private plane crash-landed at Marco Island Executive Airport in Naples, Florida, on March 1.
According to the FAA, the Canadair CL-600 was attempting to land at the airport when the pilot noticed a fault in reverse thrusters. The plane was flying from Florida Keys Marathon Airport at the time.
Authorities said the plane skidded off the runway before coming to stop at a safety zone.
There were 9 people aboard at the time of incident; one of them was taken to hospital for examination.
The accident remains under investigation.